Chapter 5 - Our new mission to the Library
"Ok sooooo what do you guys think our new mission is?" Asked Al, as they were standing around in the Central hallway, waiting for Mustang to call you them in.
Katrina and Ed both sighed and shrugged.
"Who knows Al. I just wish that bastard would hurry up! Geese, ever since that stupid promotion of his, he's been acting as if we're not good enough to see his lazy ass, and always has to make us stand out here and wait." Ed mumbled, snorting.
"Yeah, well he has been pretty busy lately brother. I'm sure it can't be easy being the very top of everything else and having to deal with every little problem that happens in the military." Al said sighing.
"Still! After all we did for him two years ago, he should be treating us with respect! God! Not making us wait around here all god damn day!"
"Calm down brother. You should really try and have patience. Besides i'm sure Mustang is busy right now. And we have all day to get our new mission he wants us to do. But I still wonder what it's gonna be." Al said.
"Who knows. Knowing him, he probably wants us to get some stupid cream for his coffee' or something." Ed mumbled.
Al sighed and shook his head at Ed.
"Honestly, brother. Do you always have to have a problem with him?" Al asked, as he then turned his head towards Katrina's direction.
"I'm sure Katrina doesn't have a problem with him, do you?" Al asked blushing slightly, but smiling sweetly at her.
Katrina only gave a short shrug.
"I don't give a care about him. Just as long as he and everyone else in this damn military stays out of my way, then everything's cool." She said.
"Oh. Soooo you excited about your new mission?" Al asked.
Katrina sighed.
"Not really. I'm sure it's gonna be easy, so I have no worries. But I can't say it won't take a short time for me to do this." She mumbled.
"What do you mean short time?" Al asked.
"Nothing. Just something---" Katrina mumbled once more.
"Mm---soooooo uhhhhh----K-Katrina. You can control water molucules huh? Thats pretty cool. Was your parents alchemists or something?" Al asked smiling sweetly down at her.
Katrina looked away, as he asked that.
"What do you think, sherlock? How else was I able to obtain this much power?" She said, rolling her eyes.
"Right. Did you have any siblings in your family that could do alchemy?" Al asked, now getting slightly curious.
"You know, I don't think thats any of your business, tender foot."((Yes I know it's lame, but I can't think of anything to call Al, now that he's human in this story)). Katrina said straiting up a bit and looking up at him.
Al blushed.
"Uhhh right. Sorry. I was just kinda want to get to know you a little thats all, since well we're gonna be partners and close friends soon." Al said looking down, trying to hide his blush.
"Whatever. Just don't expect i'll bark back to whatever you guys ask, or do got it? I'm not an easy person to get along with, and I suggest you stay out of my personal business or else you'll be out sleeping with the cats and dogs---or maybe a desert would suit you two." Katrina said glaring up at him while taking a few steps forward.
"Uhhh no, no. I-I-I'm---uhhh I mean we're good." Al said nervously, still blushing as he looked into Katrina's eyes.
But as he did, he quickly felt his heart pounding hard into his chest again, and himself suddenly get the nerves in his stomach, making him gulp whenever she gently brushed her shoulder against his, in a hard kinda way, making him rub it.
'Wow--- Al thought, trying to figure out why he was feeling like this.
But, pretty much after a long while of standing there, Ed, Al, and Katrina suddenly heard the door opening.
"Fullmetal. Crystal. Alphonse. You guys can come on in now." Mustang said, walking out.
They all sighed and nodded.
"Ugh, about damn time." Ed mumbled as they began walking into his office, as he began closing the door.
They all watched as he then walked on back towards his paper piled desk, and sat back down at his big rolling chair.
It was quiet for a while, as Ed, Al, and Katrina watched him write some things down on his papers, as they all stood there, looking at him blankly. But then Katrina sighed, getting highly annoyed of just standing there, and walked towards him.
"Ok, Mustang. I'm getting bored by just standing here, watching your lazy ass doing you stupid paper work. Now I would appreciate if you would please put down the damn pen and tell us what our new mission is." Katrina said annoyed, while looking down at him.
She watched, as Roy, slowly stopped what he was doing, but didn't put his pen down.
"You know, patience is the key to getting what you want down you now." Roy said, as his eyes slowly shifted up to meet Katrina's.
Katrina growled, and snorted at him.
"Whatever. Like I freakin care, about that crap. I just wanna get the hell out of here and do my mission already, that way I can kill some asses, and get back to my things." She said crossing her arms.
Roy, smirked a little and sighed, as he slowly layed his pen down on his desk, and then slowly leaned back into his chair, still looking up at her.
"Alright then Crystal. If your really in that much of a hurry i'll tell you, and your partners." He said, his eyes shifting over towards Ed and Al, who were just standing there, watching the scene quietly.
Katrina sighed.
"About time. Now what is this stupid mission we have to go on?" Katrina asked, lifting an eyebrow.
"Well it's gonna take a while, but your mission will be held at Central library."
"Central Library? Why the hell there?" Ed asked.
"Because, lately, at night we have been getting some little break in's there, and someone has been stealing our military confidential profiles. And it contains almost every information about our leading officer here."
"I see. So whats the big deal about this?" Katrina questioned.
"Well first of all. Each profile they steal, it seems like one of our officers, that were apart of the missing profiles, seemed to either be splattered up against a wall, or either just missing. Not to mention the great mess they cause down at the library." He said sighing.
"Oh. Do you think it could be Scar or something?" Al asked.
Roy sighed once more, and leaned forward against his desk, putting his hands together and resting his head on top of them.
"I don't know. But I hardly dought that. This new guy seems to have quit a way to enter the building without even making anything seem like he had broken in. Or even exited for that matter. Knowing Scar, he would of just blasted a whole somewhere just getting in. But we haven't been able to find Scar in weeks and the guys who had seemed to be blown up, doesn't really show Scars markings."
"Really? What kind of markings?"
"Well the victim seems to have his whole head just smashed. I can't really describe it, but I do know they have quit the bite marks on them, as if something has been eating him." Roy said, looking up.
"Interesting---you don't suppose it could be one of those humunculi, do you?" Al asked.
But as soon as he had asked that, Katrina's whole body just froze, instantly.
"Well that we're not completely sure of. But if it was, then why exactly would they be attacking the military officers?" He asked.
Ed sighed.
"Well who knows. But the only 2 explinations for the head blowing problems, are it's either Scar, wanting to take his revenge, yet again, on the military. Or it's one of those humunculi, with the big apptiete." Ed said.
After hearing Ed say that, Katrina's mind started to go into flashes of Gluttony and the other humunculi.
"Well maybe Fullmetal. But we're gonna let you three discover that out in your own. But thats your new mission for now. You guys, can go ahead and get your stuff together and hurry on down to the library. We got some people already waiting for you guys." Roy said, standing up.
Ed, Al, and Katrina nodded.
"Alright. Got it." Al said, as they were all about to head out the door, untill they were all stopped by Roy.
"I want you three to be careful now. The scenes are still there, so be careful. And you all might have to stay over night there to, to try and get a gilmpse of the victim."
"What?! We have to freakin spend the night there too?!" Ed shouted.
"Yes, Fullmetal. And while your staying there, please take good care of your new partner. This is her first new mission so i'm counting on you two to take good care of her. Understood?"
"Yes, sir. We'll take good care of her." Al said, blushing as he smiled down at Katrina.
Katrina only rolled her eyes and crossed her arms, mumbling.
"Ugh, you guys all act as if i'm freakin a little brat! God!" Katrina mumbled, storming out of the office.
Ed and Al both sighed and soon started to follow her, while leaving a smiling, head shaking Roy.
"This is the library?" Katrina asked outloud, while looking up at the tall building before her.
After pretty much a long hour of getting all their things together for their all's new mission, and grabbing a few things to eat, they had finally made it to Central building at last.
Ed and Al both sighed, as she asked and nodded their heads.
"Yep, pretty much. It's pretty big, so it might take a while to investigate whats happening inside." Ed said sighing, as he slumped.
"Yeah, but the faster we get it done, the faster we can take a break for a short while, till they need us again." Al said, also sighing, as he adjusted his backpack strap on his shoulder.
"Uh-huh---well lets just hurry and get this boring mission over with. I can't wait to get out of here and back to my old life thank you." Katrina mumbled as she started walking towards the building.
Ed and Al watched as she both did, and sighed.
"Ugh. Some partner we got. And I thought you said she'd be a really nice person." Ed said scoffing.
"Well brother, you know some people aren't always the way you expected. Besides i'm sure she's probably been through alot in her life. Maybe thats why she acts the way she is. But she's not that bad." Al said with a small smile.
"She freakin calls my pipsqueak and shorty! And you say that not bad?!"
"Brother---everyone calls you that---"
"Ughhhh---don't even remind me Al---and what about you?! She freakin called you tender foot!"
"So. My feet are kinda klumsy. And well---yeah. Besides it seems like she calls everyone names here. So we're not the only ones. Besides she seems pretty normal to me. Now come on. I'm sure she must be waiting for us already brother, and we shouldn't be talking about her like this. Besides, i'm sure someday when we all get to know her, then she'll turn out to be the greatest friend we ever had." Al said smiling as he looked up at Katrina, at the top of the steps and soon started walking your way.
Ed growled and soon started mumbling under his breath.
"Ugh whatever---i'm sure she's just waiting for us to have our back turned one day and then freakin kill us." Ed mumbled as he soon started following Al on up the steps, not really knowing the truth he had spoken.
But after the Elric brothers had finally made it up beside Katrina, she sighed and turned back around.
"About time you guys got your asses up here." She mumbled walking in.
"Yeah well we were busy, miss. impatient." Ed mumbled.
Katrina growled.
"With what exactly? Talking behind my back?" Katrina asked, glaring at them from the corner of her eyes.
Ed and Al quickly stopped and looked up at her.
"You heard us?" Al asked.
"No. But from the way you idiots were talking it seemed like you were. Now I know for sure you guys were. You know if you got something to say, then I suggest you say it to my freakin face." Katrina said growling while turning around towards them.
"No, no, Katrina. We weren't talking about you in a bad way. Honest." Al said nervously.
"Ugh, like it matters. Just next time, if you got a problem with me then tell it strait up in my face, instead of just talking it out with other people." Katrina said, as she then turned back around and started walking again.
Ed and Al both looked at each other, as she did, and sighed.
"I told you brother---"
"You never told me anything!"
"Still. I think we must of hurt her feelings now. I think we should apologize for talking about her like that. Mostly you."
"We didn't even freakin say anything about her Al! Besides, she didn't even seem like she was hurt!"
"So. Some people hide their hurt by other emotions. Like anger for example. Now come on. I think it's best if we go ahead and start apologizing to her now. That way she won't think we hate her or dislike her or something. Come on." Al said as he soon started walking again, and up towards Katrina.
Ed growled, and sighed.
"We didn't even freakin say anything. Honestly, sometimes I wish I even knew what went through Al's head. Especially that freakin miss. attitude up there." Ed mumbled as he then started following Katrina and Al again, and up towards the library steps, so they all could start their new missions and investigate the library.
But none of them were aware of the two evil red eyes watching them the whole time, with evil smirks on their faces, just waiting untill the night, to strike.